Simon GATES

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Excerpt from "The New England and Historical and Genealogical Register": They removed to Westminster, Mass. His land was in the part of Westminster included in Gardner when that town was established. He served in the Crown Point Expedition under Capt. Abijah Hall, 15 May to 13 Dec. 1759. He was again in service the following year from 4 March to 27 Nov., under Capt. Silas Brown, in the campaign for the total reduction of Canada. In 1759 he was mentioned as a son of Amos Gates; residence, Stow. In his enlitment, 26 Feb. 1760, he was described as 21 years of age.

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In Memory Mr.
Simon Gates
who died March 11
1903 in the 64th
year of his age

Simon married Susannah REED on 27 May 1766 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.. Susannah was born on 4 Dec 1745 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1833 in Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nathan GATES was born on 23 Feb 1767 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died in Apr 1830 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
2. Elizabeth GATES was born on 14 Sep 1769 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1819 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
3. Simon GATES was born on 28 Jul 1779 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 1852 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
4. Daniel GATES
5. Reuben GATES was born on 21 Apr 1786.
6. Ezekiel GATES was born on 31 Oct 1789 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1809 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
7. Elizabeth GATES died on 21 Jan 1791 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

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Amos was the ancestor of most of the Gates families of Gardner, Westminster and Ashburnham, through his sons. He may have been a proprietor of the land in that vicinity himself.

Amos married Mary HUBBARD on 07 Nov 1732 in Concord, Masachusetts. Mary (daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Sarah CLARK) was born on 04 May 1712 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 10 Dec 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]